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[Toomawari Shop] Special gift set – Careful feeling – Hot hitoiki – Hospitality – on sale ♪
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We have started selling gift sets at our online shop. The set includes a selection of one-of-a-kind ceramics, bottled food, and more, and comes with an original Toowari drawstring purse. A handcrafted gift that brightens up your life.
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The online shop [Toowari Shoten] run by Sara Ogawa is selling a special gift set – Care Mochi – Hotto Hitiki – Hospitality – from December 2nd. Each of the three types of gifts selected by [Toomawari] comes with an original [Toomawari] drawstring purse. Great as a gift for a loved one, as a thank you for someone who has helped you, or as a small reward for yourself. A handcrafted gift that brightens up your life.
◆What is [Toowari Shop]?
With the mission of “Let’s take a detour that will make your heart flutter,” this is an online shop of the [Toomawari] project, which takes a “detour” and delivers reading materials, video works, tools for daily life, and more. We sell a selection of carefully made ceramics, bamboo products, fabric products, food, and more.
https://tomawari.jp/collections/all
◆Gift set 3 types
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-Care Mochi- ¥3,300
ギフトセット〈いたわるきもち〉
◎A handy towel
◎Seasonal pickles
◎Original purse
“Toowarina Tenugui” is produced by Akino Dyeing Crafts, which continues the Japanese tradition of “Shirushizome” by hand in Akune City, Kagoshima Prefecture. “Seasonal Pickles” is produced by Yamaneko Bottling Research Institute, a renovated former post office site in Makurazaki City, Kagoshima Prefecture, which sells bottled products rooted in the local community. A set that is perfect for a small gift that takes care of your mind and body.
(There are two types of pickles: purple and white)
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-Hot Hitiki- ¥5,000
ギフトセット〈ほっとひといき〉
◎Mug
◎Banana Chai Syrup: Tropical Scene
◎Original purse
“Mugs” by Masanori Shiro, a pottery maker based in the Miyama district of Hioki City, Kagoshima Prefecture, a pottery village. “Banana Chai Syrup: Tropical Scene” is produced by Yamaneko Bottling Research Institute, a renovated former post office site in Makurazaki City, Kagoshima Prefecture, which sells bottled products rooted in the local community. A calming set that will help you take a breather. (There are 4 types of mug patterns: yellow / dokudami / tulip / kiwi) [Image 4
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-Hospitality- ¥5,500
ギフトセット〈おもてなし〉
◎Dyeed bean plate
◎Hashioki
◎Bamboo butter knife
◎Original purse
“Sometsuke Bean Plate” is created by Masanori Jo, who is based in the pottery village of Miyama district in Hioki City, Kagoshima Prefecture. “Okuchian Hashioki” is made by Warabe Kobo, a family-run shop in Akune City, Kagoshima Prefecture. The “Bamboo Butter Knife” is created by Yoshio Orihashi, who also makes bamboo wood products at a mountain hut in Akune City, Kagoshima Prefecture. A set that would be appreciated for a little hospitality.
(There are 4 types of set patterns: apple / tomato / blue hat / black hat) Product Details
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https://tomawari.jp/collections/all\\ And useful tenugui//
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“Print dyeing is a “bubbling” job.”
So says Hiroshi Akino, a print dyer at Akino Dyeing Crafts, a company that has been operating in Akune City, Kagoshima Prefecture since 1988.
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Mr. Akino continues to make each piece by hand using the Japanese tradition of “shirushizome”. Ink-zome has long been used as a link between “Hare” and “Ke”, such as banners on shrine banners and great catch flags on fishing boats.
Due to technological innovation, mass production using machines has become mainstream in the world of dyeing, so why do we insist on handicrafts? When asked, Mr. Akino answered as follows.
“Time, space, and humans. The common character in these three words is ‘awai’. This is the part of my work.”
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Put up banners to announce the time of celebration, hang curtains to create a space, send big catch flags to convey people’s feelings, etc. If there is a single piece of ink dyeing in time, place, or people, it will become a visible shape. Akino says that by creating that “bubble” by hand, a more special bond is born.
Even though it can be described as “handwork,” it is actually a tremendous amount of painstaking work that requires concentration and patience. It takes time and you can’t make a lot at once. You can’t do everything the same way like a machine.
But that’s precisely why I’m so happy that I finally found it after such a long wait, and I’m so excited to see this one-of-a-kind piece in the world. I believe that creating and using things was originally an experience filled with excitement.
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Mr. Akino created the original tenugui for Toomawari. Each piece is hand-crafted, from engraving to dyeing. It features a warm flower pattern that gently blooms in your daily life.
Tenugui are thin, light, and dry easily, and can be used for wiping sweat, wrapping things, and incorporating them into interior decorations. If you have just one, it will be a reassuring presence that will easily accompany you. Please enjoy the texture of
handicrafts through your daily life.
–YouTube “Toomawari Channel”
Handmade printing and dyeing that connects “bubble” [Mawarist 003] | Akino Dyeing Crafts: Hiroshi Akino
[Video 3: https://prtimes.jp/api/movieim.php?url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLVZgwrLGk4] \\ Wildcat Bottling Research Institute Seasonal Pickles //
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It’s a small shop in the mountains
Makurazaki is located at the southernmost tip of Kagoshima Prefecture. A 15 minute drive from the city center was the site of an old post office.
This area once prospered as one of the three major gold mines that supported the Shimazu family of the Satsuma domain, and there was also a red-light district, and there was also a bridge called
“Misui-bashi” nearby, where you could wonder whether to go to the red-light district. , a very mysterious area. The Kanago Kanayama Post Office was built on that land in 1903. In the summer of 2020, the building remained vacant for over 30 years after it was closed in 1981 due to deterioration.
“If you’d rather have it destroyed, why don’t you buy it and do something with it?”
We raised our hands in response to that voice and will be reborn as the Wildcat Bottling Research Institute in the summer of 2022. While retaining the Japanese atmosphere typical of an old folk house, the space has a mysterious atmosphere inspired by Kenji Miyazawa’s “Restaurant of Many Orders.”
Surrounded by the rich aroma of Makurazaki bonito flakes
The store sells bottled products such as seasonal pickles and chai syrup made with local ingredients, as well as miscellaneous goods original to the Yamaneko Bottling Institute.
Our bottled products use carefully selected local ingredients, and we aim to create products that will make your mind and body happy the more you eat them. We carry a wide variety of miscellaneous goods, including items original to the Yamaneko Bottling Research Institute, which are inspired by a restaurant with many orders.
seasonal pickles
Pickles are the representative bottled product of Yamaneko Bottling Research Institute. Using carefully selected local ingredients, we carefully develop each season with the aim of creating something that will delight your mind and body as you eat it.
This season’s pickles are made with Nansatsu’s carefully selected vegetables and Makurazaki’s signature bonito flakes to create a sour, soft pickle with the flavor and aroma of Hosho.
●Seasonal pickles white: For the plans that are scattered
Ingredients: Vegetables [onions (from Kagoshima Prefecture), turnips, potatoes, enoki mushrooms, salted cherry blossoms], seasoned vinegar, raw sugar, chili pepper, bonito flakes, salt, camphor
●Seasonal pickles purple: lingering doubts
Ingredients: Vegetables [red turnip (from Kagoshima Prefecture), red cabbage, carrot, beetroot, potato], seasoned vinegar, raw sugar, bonito flakes, salt, cloves, camphor tree
Contents: 200g (solid amount 125g)
Manufacturer: Shimozono Satsuo Shoten Co., Ltd.
\\ Masanori Shiro’s vessels, small plates, mugs //
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This vessel is made by Masanori Shiro, a ceramic artist based in the Miyama area of Hioki City, Kagoshima Prefecture, which is famous for its pottery. She is a wonderful artist who uses colors that gently brighten our lives and dyes unique creatures and plants.
Each one is hand-painted and each one has a different motif. It is a very warm and tasteful vessel that makes you want to pick it up and look at it in your daily life.
Pattern of small plate: Grape, hackberry, black-nosed flycatcher (bird), octopus *Photo
Mug pattern: yellow, dokudami, tulip, kiwi *Photo
\\Warabe Kobo Okuchian Hashioki//
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What on earth are these small, round, adorable children?
The answer is…Hashioki!
These cute hashiokhi are made at Warabe Kobo in Akune City, Kagoshima Prefecture. Its name is “Okuchian Hashioki”. The design allows you to place your chopsticks on this open mouth part.
Each piece is rolled about 100 times, then the craftsmen paint it by hand to bring it to life. Each item is unique.
Warabe Kobo is a workshop that stands alone in a tranquil rice field and is run and enjoyed by families.
Hashioki pattern: apple, tomato, blue hat, black hat
\\ Yoshio Orihashi’s bamboo woodwork bamboo butter knife //
Yoshio Orihashi makes bamboo wood products in Akune City, Kagoshima Prefecture. I first met Mr. Orihashi when I visited the Akune City Silver Human Resources Center’s bamboo craft club. Just when I thought I was making carefully selected bamboo crafts, handmade wood crafts came out of the warehouse one after another… This old man is no ordinary man. I had a feeling like that.
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When we were guided to a mountain hut at the end of a steep mountain path, we were greeted with an astonishing sight. A large number of bamboo woodworks lined up in rows. You can feel the taste of careful handwork and a touch of playfulness in each piece.
Furthermore, near the mountain hut, they grow everything with their own hands, including fields, crab farming, beekeeping, log shiitake mushrooms, and more. Mr. Orihashi is a master of living.
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When asked about the source of his energy, he replies, “Of course it’s bicycles.” At 80 years old, Mr. Orihashi still rides his bicycle every morning, 6 km each way, for 40 minutes, to get to the mountain hut. When I was surprised and asked, “That mountain road?!”, she laughed and said, “It’s okay because it’s a mountain road.”
While moving your body in nature, you can devote yourself to handiwork that excites your heart. The works created by Mr. Orihashi are filled with the joy of living.
–YouTube “Toomawari Channel”
The handiwork of Mr. Orihashi, the master of living [Mawarist 002] | Bamboo and wood craftsman: Mr. Yoshio Orihashi
[Video 4: https://prtimes.jp/api/movieim.php?url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXwSmsvKx1Y] Sponsor: [Too Owari]
A project launched in March 2023 by Sara Ogawa, who is active as a videographer, writer, and actor.
Based on the concept of “Let’s take an exciting detour,” we deliver videos, reading materials, tools for daily life, and more.
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